Test Bank For Motor Learning and Performance 6th Edition By
Richard A. Schmidt; Timothy D. Lee 9781492574682 Chapter 1-
11 Complete Guide .
The differences in people's performance that are caused by differences in stable and enduring abilities
are - ANSWER: individual differences
The method scientists use to examine variables that influence people's performance in a uniform way
- ANSWER: experimental approach
The method scientists use to examine individual abilities or differences (factors that make people
different from each other) is - ANSWER: differential approach
The term ________ describes proficiencies that can be modified by practice and are essentially
countless in number - ANSWER: skills
All of the following are important distinctions of abilities except
inherited traits
stable and enduring
few in number
developed without practice - ANSWER: developed without practice
An early view that a single global ability is the basis for all motor behavior (now viewed as incorrect) -
ANSWER: general motor ability hypothesis
The method of measuring the strength of a relationship between people's performance scores on two
tasks is - ANSWER: correlation
Selecting someone for a high-performance team because he or she performs well as a novice is
problematic because - ANSWER: the relative importance of various underlying abilities can change as
a learner progresses from beginner to expert
The study of ________ involves two distinct emphases: abilities and prediction. - ANSWER: individual
differences
A view that several specific independent motor abilities are the basis for every type of motor
performance is - ANSWER: specific hypothesis
It is useful to define learning in terms of the gain in underlying ___________ for skilled performance
developed during practice. - ANSWER: capability
Which of the following statements about motor learning is not true?
motor learning is a set of processes associated with practice
motor learning leads to relatively permanent gains
motor learning is not directly observable
Richard A. Schmidt; Timothy D. Lee 9781492574682 Chapter 1-
11 Complete Guide .
The differences in people's performance that are caused by differences in stable and enduring abilities
are - ANSWER: individual differences
The method scientists use to examine variables that influence people's performance in a uniform way
- ANSWER: experimental approach
The method scientists use to examine individual abilities or differences (factors that make people
different from each other) is - ANSWER: differential approach
The term ________ describes proficiencies that can be modified by practice and are essentially
countless in number - ANSWER: skills
All of the following are important distinctions of abilities except
inherited traits
stable and enduring
few in number
developed without practice - ANSWER: developed without practice
An early view that a single global ability is the basis for all motor behavior (now viewed as incorrect) -
ANSWER: general motor ability hypothesis
The method of measuring the strength of a relationship between people's performance scores on two
tasks is - ANSWER: correlation
Selecting someone for a high-performance team because he or she performs well as a novice is
problematic because - ANSWER: the relative importance of various underlying abilities can change as
a learner progresses from beginner to expert
The study of ________ involves two distinct emphases: abilities and prediction. - ANSWER: individual
differences
A view that several specific independent motor abilities are the basis for every type of motor
performance is - ANSWER: specific hypothesis
It is useful to define learning in terms of the gain in underlying ___________ for skilled performance
developed during practice. - ANSWER: capability
Which of the following statements about motor learning is not true?
motor learning is a set of processes associated with practice
motor learning leads to relatively permanent gains
motor learning is not directly observable
